Froth and Folly: Nobility and Perfumery at the Court of Versailles
How did Louis XIV's court smell?
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The Wars to Come: Game of Thrones and Medieval Art
A medievalist's-eye-view of Game of Thrones, season 5.
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This Is How Fun Looked in the 1850s
There’s more to this game of billiards than meets the eye.
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Power in Puppetry
Ancient myth comes to life through the craft of puppetry.
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Chocolate, The Food of the Gods
Eating chocolate, from Moctezuma to Marie-Antoinette.
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Thirty Years of Advancing Conservation Practice
A look back at the first 30 years of the Getty Conservation Institute, which turns 30 in 2015.
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Marie-Antoinette’s Swiveling Armchair Is the New Centerpiece of Neoclassical Furniture Gallery
Marie-Antoinette’s armchair gets the royal treatment.
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10 Reasons Peter Paul Rubens Is the Ultimate Renaissance Man
Multitasker, social media genius, collector, diplomat.
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Three Reasons to Love Marie-Antoinette
Before her ill-fated end, Marie-Antoinette was a peerless patron of the decorative arts.
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A Guide to Aeschylus’s “Persians”
A theater-goer's guide to the western world's oldest play.
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A Medievalist’s Viewing Guide to “Game of Thrones,” Season 4
What a season it was. Let’s watch it again, manuscripts in hand.
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“An Object Called Art”
More than a monument of outsider art, Watts Towers celebrate the creativity that exists in every human being.
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